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Court Affirms Injunction Against Microsoft

A federal appeals court on Tuesday affirmed a $290 million patent-infringement judgment that will bar Microsoft Corp. from selling current versions of its flagship Word software.

Microsoft said it has been preparing modified versions of the affected programs that should be ready when the injunction goes into effect on Jan. 11, allowing sales to continue without interruption. The company also indicated the ruling shouldn't affect its highly anticipated Office 2010 software, due out next year. It also doesn't affect copies of...